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SUMMARY:Walt Whitman turns 200
DESCRIPTION: \r\nWalt Whitman is more than a Bridge.\r\n\r\nHe was a 
 poet, a naturist, a nurse in Washington during the worst part of the C
 ivil War, a favorite son of Camden NJ . . . .\r\nand he turns 200 year
 s old on May 31st\r\n\r\nHis work Leaves of Grass contains some of the
  most profound sentiments ever put to paper.\r\n\r\nhttps://en.wikiped
 ia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman\r\nhttps://www.waltwhitman.org/whitman200 \r
 \n\r\nThere is a statue of Walt done in 1957, purchased by the Fairmou
 nt Park Art Association and placed at the intersection of Broad Street
  and Packer Avenue.  It is a copy of one that first exhibited at th
 e New York Worlds Fair in 1939.\r\n\r\nThe house in Camden, NJ where h
 e spent his final years is well known. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W
 alt_Whitman_House \r\n\r\nThroughout his life, he was known to Genera
 l Lafayette, Abraham Lincoln, and Oscar Wilde.\r\n\r\n-===============
 ======================-\r\n\r\nwww.whitmanat200.org has the many local
  events happening.\r\n\r\nOn of interest is at the Philadelphia Museum
  of Art which has a Film Installation Whitman, Alabama that runs until
  June 9\r\nIt centers on his poem Song of Myself\r\nhttps://philamuseu
 m.org/exhibitions/889.html\r\nOther events are with University of Penn
 sylvania’s Libraries and is a part of Whitman at 200: Art and Democr
 acy, a yearlong series of cultural events celebrating Whitman’s 200t
 h birthday in 2019, examining his connection to the Philly region and 
 his relevance today. Major support for Whitman at 200 has been provide
 d to the University of Pennsylvania Libraries by The Pew Center for Ar
 ts & Heritage.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.al.com/life/2019/02/the-people-of-wh
 itman-alabama-bring-a-southern-accent-to-philadelphia-museum-of-art.ht
 ml\n\nFor more information visit http://www.agilephilly.com/events/wal
 t-whitman
DTSTART;TZID=America/Anguilla:20190531T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anguilla:20190531T235900
CATEGORIES:phila, event, memorial, whittman, art, museum
LOCATION:Phila
WEBSITE:https://www.waltwhitman.org/whitman200
URL:https://www.waltwhitman.org/whitman200
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER;CN="John Voris, Lead Coordinator":http://www.agilephilly.com
 /profile/JohnVoris
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 is, Lead Coordinator":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/JohnVoris
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